The wiki was open for comment between 2004 and 2006, was maintained as a reference from 2006 to 2013, and now contains links to numerous mass spectrometry terminology definitions from the IUPAC Gold Book, Orange Book, 2013 Recommendations, and other sources.

There are currently 1,799 entries in Mass Spectrometry Terms as of Monday January 21, 2019.

The terms were presented for public comment at the International Mass Spectrometry Conference, Edinburgh, September 2003; American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference, Nashville, May 2004; British Mass Spectrometry Society Meeting, September 2005; American Chemical Society Conference, San Diego, March 2005; American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference, San Antonio, June 2005; World Chemical Congress, Beijing, China, August, 2005; British Mass Spectrometry Society Meeting, September 2005; American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference, Seattle, May 2006; and the International Mass Spectrometry Conference, Prague, August 2006. This website has been up since December 2003 and an e-mail listserver, MSTerms-L, was up from 2004–2006.

Were the definitions peer reviewed?

The manuscript was reviewed nine times between initial submission in April of 2006 and acceptance in March of 2013.

I found a definition of a term and I think that it is incorrect; what do I do?

If you are convinced that a particular term is not correct, write a letter to the editor of a mass spectrometry journal or submit a short article with your new or modified definition(s) and rationale. Suitable references will strengthen your argument. Examples of short articles or letters to the editor on terminology can be found here: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

You didn't include my favorite term; what do I do?

See above. Write a letter to the editor with your new term and definition.